Velle-le-Châtel
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton |
Scey-sur-Saône- et-Saint-Albin |
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| Community association | Combes | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 36 ' N , 6 ° 3' E | |
| height | 212-378 m | |
| surface | 3.00 km 2 | |
| Residents | 132 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 44 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70000 | |
| INSEE code | 70536 | |
Velle-le-Châtel is a commune in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Velle-le-Châtel is located at an altitude of 223 m above sea level, about 8 km west-southwest of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the central part of the department, in the valley of the Baignotte, at the western foot of the heights that rise between the river valleys of Saône and Ognon .
The area of the 3.00 km² municipal area includes a section in the area of the upper Saône basin. The elongated municipal ban is limited to the west by the course of the Baignotte , which flows through a valley to the north to the Durgeon . To the east the area extends to the terrace of Mont. This section is made up of tertiary sediments . Agricultural use prevails here.
With a narrow strip, the community area extends south over a wooded slope to the adjacent ridge of the Côte d'Andelarre , which belongs to the hilly area between the Saône and Ognon. It consists of limestone sediments from the middle Jurassic period . At 378 m, the highest point in Velle-le-Châtel is reached on the summit of the Bois Monsieur .
Neighboring municipalities of Velle-le-Châtel are Boursières and Mont-le-Vernois in the north, Andelarrot in the east, Mailley-et-Chazelot and Baignes in the south and Clans in the west.
history
Various finds, including the remains of an aqueduct , indicate that the area was already inhabited in Gallo-Roman times. Velle is first mentioned in a document in 1199. In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in that part of the Bailliage d'Amont area . It formed a fiefdom that was subordinate to the Lords of Traves . Together with Franche-Comté , Velle finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. In 1739 Velle was elevated to a county under the name Broissia-Velle. Today, Velle-le-Châtel is a member of the community association Communauté de communes des Combes, which comprises 22 villages .
Attractions
The village church of Velle-le-Châtel was built in the 19th century and has a statue of the Vierge de Pitié (17th century). Next to the church is the tower of the previous building. The former mansion dates from the 18th century.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 120 |
| 1968 | 124 |
| 1975 | 152 |
| 1982 | 130 |
| 1990 | 141 |
| 1999 | 161 |
With 139 inhabitants (2007) Velle-le-Châtel is one of the smallest communities in the Haute-Saône department. Throughout the 20th century, the population ranged between 100 and 160 people.
Economy and Infrastructure
Velle-le-Châtel was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) well into the 20th century. Today there are a few local small businesses, including a company in the precision engineering and metalworking sector. In the last few decades the village has transformed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who go to work in the Vesoul agglomeration.
The place is off the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Vesoul to Fresne-Saint-Mamès . There are other road connections with Clans, Baignes and Mont-le-Vernois. Velle-le-Châtel has a train station on the now disused railway line from Vesoul to Gray.
